Josh Klinghoffer Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics

Josh Klinghoffer is an American musician who is best known for being the guitarist for the famous rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers. He has recorded many successful songs and studio albums like I’m with You (2011) and The Getaway (2016) with Red Hot Chili Peppers. He is also a former member of the alternative rock band, The Bicycle Thief and has released albums like You Come and Go Like a Pop Song with the band.

Josh Klinghoffer Facts

At the age of 9, Josh started taking drum lessons. He is also a self-taught guitar and keyboard player.

He dropped out of school at the age of 15 and began performing and recording music in Los Angeles.

In an interview, he described his younger self as someone who would play guitar all day long.

He joined the band The Bicycle Thief in 1997, which was at that time just an ongoing project by Bob Forrest, the former frontman of punk-rock band Thelonious Monster.

During the recording of one of Bicycle Thief‘s album, Josh first met the then-Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist, John Frusciante and the two formed a good bond and started hanging out together even creating music.

From 2006 to 2008, he worked as a touring and session musician for American soul duo Gnarls Barkley.

In 2008, he founded his own band called Dot Hacker which he formed along with the former Gnarls Barkley members.

Although he had played with Red Hot Chili Peppers in the final few legs of their Stadium Arcadium tour in 2007, he officially joined them in 2009 in the studio.